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ANAHEIM -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks (37-16-7) will start with against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night at Honda Center as they try to extend their modest two-game win streak. John Gibson (5-4-0, 2.74 GAA, .911 SV%) will make his sixth straight start after posting wins at Calgary and Edmonton on back-to-back nights over the weekend. Frederik Andersen (neck) continues to work his way back from injury but it isn't clear if he'll be ready for action this week so the Ducks recalled veteran Jason LaBarbera from Norfolk (AHL) after putting Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers Sunday. Clayton Stoner (lower body) returns to the lineup after missing Saturday's game against the Oilers. Emerson Etem gets another shot on the second line while Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry remain apart for a third straight game. Getzlaf and Francois Beauchemin each have goals in consecutive games. Beauchemin's six goals tie Hampus Lindholm for second among the team's defenseman behind the injured Sami Vatanen (leg), who remains sidelined long term with Matt Beleskey (shoulder).

DETROIT -- The Ducks started the process of getting their complete game together Saturday and Ryan Getzlaf made sure it was worth their trouble.

In a brilliant solo effort, Getzlaf took the puck away from Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall and beat goalie Jimmy Howard with 23.6 seconds left to give the Ducks a 3-2 win over the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.

Getzlaf scored his first two goals of the season and it was his backhand shot after emerging from the corner with the puck that stunned the crowd. The Ducks (1-1-0) evened their record after dropping a sloppy 6-4 decision to Pittsburgh on Thursday in their season opener.

Detroit (1-1-0) had taken a 2-1 lead on Gustav Nyquist's blistering shot early in the third but Frederik Andersen didn't allow anything else. Andersen turned in a strong 27-save effort in his first start of the young season.

After scoring in his Ducks debut, Ryan Kesler made an impact for the second straight game. His hustle resulted in Matt Beleskey's tying goal as he muscled Detroit's Jakub Kindl off the puck behind the net and found Beleskey entering the slot.

DETROIT -- William Karlsson was the picture of serenity at his stall inside the Ducks' dressing room following their Saturday morning skate at Joe Louis Arena.

If there were any nervous feelings about his first NHL game bubbling up inside, the mellow Karlsson did an excellent job of not letting them show.

"Maybe later. Probably," Karlsson said, cracking a little smile. "We'll see. It's just hockey. I'm out there to have fun and do my best. If I do my best, it's going to be a very good game."

Thanks to some injuries among the Ducks to create openings, Karlsson parlayed a strong training camp and preseason into a spot with the big club on its four-game road trip to open the season. It will now be his turn for action Saturday night when they play Detroit.

DETROIT -- Here is the expected lineup for the Ducks (0-1-0) against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena as they come off a season-opening 6-4 road loss to Pittsburgh. Frederik Andersen (20-5-0, 2.29 GAA, .938 SV% in 2013-14) will get his first start in goal after John Gibson stopped 33 of 39 shots against the Penguins. William Karlsson will make his NHL debut after a strong training camp. Corey Perry got his sixth career hat trick Thursday and became the first Ducks player to record one in a season opener. Rickard Rakell and Mark Fistric will sit. Bryan Allen (lower body) remains on the shelf.

ANAHEIM -- Jonas Hiller stopped 22 shots for his third shutout of the season and 14th consecutive win in goal as the Ducks defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 1-0, on Sunday night.

Hiller has the longest winning streak for a goalie in the NHL since 1992-93 when Tom Barrasso won 14 straight decisions in 1992-93 for Pittsburgh. It was the 19th shutout of his career.

Andrew Cogliano's goal in the second period before an announced overflow crowd of 17,375 proved decisive as the Ducks (35-8-5) won their seventh straight game and 17th in their last 18 outings. The NHL's top team improved to 19-0-2 at Honda Center.

Justin Abdelkader nearly tied the game for Detroit late in the third when he rang a shot off the post. Hiller made one of his biggest saves earlier when he foiled Red Wings rookie Riley Sheahan from in close.

The Red Wings also got a power play with 3:40 left when Teemu Selanne was whistled for tripping. But the Ducks killed off the penalty as they had done to the previous four disadvantages they faced.

DETROIT - Nothing that would happen Tuesday night was going to rid the Ducks of the bitter taste left from last spring.

A rare rout of the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena would go down smoothly in the meantime.

Jakob Silfverberg scored in his return from a nearly two-month absence and the Ducks scored three more times in the first period on the way to a 5-2 pasting of the Red Wings for their sixth straight win.

The Ducks (24-7-5) rolled after Silfverberg quickly snatched away any momentum that injury-plagued Detroit built on Tomas Jurco's first NHL goal. Silfverberg answered just 25 seconds later when he jumped on a deflected shot by Francois Beauchemin and scored his first goal since Oct. 10.

Silfverberg missed 24 games because of a broken right hand suffered Oct. 25 against Ottawa. The goal triggered an outburst that ultimate drove Wings goalie Jonas Gustavsson from the game.

DETROIT -- Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf was injured in the first period Tuesday night after being on the receiving end of a dangerous hit by Detroit's Kyle Quincey.

Getzlaf left the game with 5:40 remaining in the opening period after being knocked face-first into the boards by Quincey, who got a five-minute minor penalty for boards and a game misconduct.

It was a hit reminiscent of Sunday night when Ducks center Nick Bonino was driven into the boards in a somewhat similar manner by Edmonton defenseman Corey Potter. Potter also got a major penalty and game misconduct, while the NHL also suspended him for two games Monday.

Replays showed Getzlaf bleeding from his mouth as he was being assisted off the ice. A Ducks spokesman told the Register that the playmaking center was being stitched up and held out the possibility of him returning to the contest.

[UPDATE: Getzlaf returned to the game in the early part of the second period.]

DETROIT -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks (23-7-5) will put on the ice Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. It is the first matchup between the teams since the Red Wings eliminated the Ducks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season. Jonas Hiller (13-4-4, 2.47 GAA, .915 SV%) will make his fourth straight start and seventh in the last eight games. Jakob Silfverberg returns to the lineup after missing the last 24 games due to a broken right hand. Ryan Getzlaf tries to extend his point-scoring streak to 15 games.

ANAHEIM -- For all the deserved respect that he has earned over an 17-year NHL career, Saku Koivu hasn't come within the vicinity of a Stanley Cup.

Between his long stint in Montreal and the last four seasons with the Ducks, Koivu has never made it out of the second round of the playoffs. He has only been there three times with the Canadiens.

This is his second postseason with the Ducks and Game 7 between them and Detroit Red Wings is here Sunday night. The 38-year-old Koivu is the last one to see a playoff run end prematurely.

"The only thing on the mind right now is to win this game," Koivu said. "Obviously when you go to six games, there's a lot of things emotionally and in your head building up. It becomes kind of an individual battle with a lot of guys.

"So obviously winning this game would mean a lot. Getting to the second round, that dream and that chance at getting to the finals and winning the Cup is still there. At the same time, you can’t get too much ahead and start thinking about what’s tomorrow or the day after.

ANAHEIM -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks will put on the ice Sunday night for Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal against the Detroit Red Wings at Honda Center. Jonas Hiller (3-3, 2.37 GAA, .919 SV%) will make his second Game 7 playoff start. Hiller and the Ducks lost to Detroit, 4-3, in 2009 on Dan Cleary's late third-period goal. The Ducks are 2-2 in a Game 7 situation over their history.